Jackie McLean records ‘New Soil’ with trumpeter Donald Byrd (1959)
Jackie McLean’s ‘New Soil’ is an album recorded on May 2, 1959 with Donald Byrd on trumpet and released rhe same year by Blue Note. .
Columbia publish Miles Davis’ ‘Kind of Blue’ recorded with, on some tracks, John Coltrane & Bill Evans (1959)
Miles Davis‘ ‘Kind of Blue’ is a studio album recorded on March 2 and April 22, 1959 with on some tracks John Coltrane & Bill Evans and released on August 17, 1959 by Columbia
Harry Belafonte records the album ‘Belafonte at Carnegie Hall’ (1959)
Harry Belafonte‘s ‘Belafonte at Carnegie Hall’ is a live double album recorded on April 19 and 20, 1959 and released In October 1959 By Rca Victor.
Roulette publish ‘The Chairman of the Board,’ an album by Count Basie and his Orchestra (1959)
Count Basie‘s ‘The Chairman of the Board’ is a studio album recorded with his orchestra and released on April 18, 1959 by Roulette.
Cecil Taylor records the album ‘Love for Sale’ for United Artists (1959)
Cecil Taylor‘s ‘Love for Sale’ is an album recorded on April 15, 1959 and released by United Artists.
Buddy Rich records ‘Richcraft’ with a big band arranged by Ernie Wilkins (1959)
Buddy Rich‘s ‘Richcraft’ is a studio big band album with arrangements by Ernie Wilkins, recorded on April 9–10, 1959 and released in 1959 by Mercury.
Del-Fi Records publish ‘Ritchie Valens’ his first and only eponymous album featuring ‘La Bamba’ (1959)
‘Ritchie Valens‘ is his first and only eponymous studio album featuring ‘La Bamba’ and posthumously released, after his death in a plane crash, in March 1959 by Del-Fi Records.
Frank Sinatra records ‘No One Cares’ with Gordon Jenkins as arranger (1959)
Frank Sinatra‘s ‘No One Cares’ is an album recorded on March 24, 25, 26, May 14, 1959 and released the same year by Capitol.
Sun Ra records ‘Jazz in Silhouette’ with his Arkestra for Saturn (1959)
Bethlehem Records publish Nina Simone’s debut album : ‘Little Girl Blue’ a.k.a. ‘Jazz As Played in an Exclusive Side Street Club’ (1959)
Nina Simone‘s ‘Little Girl Blue’ a.k.a. ‘Jazz As Played in an Exclusive Side Street Club’ is her debut album released in February 1959 by Bethlehem Records
Riverside record ‘The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall’ (1959)
‘The Thelonious Monk Orchestra at Town Hall’ is an album recorded on February 28, 1959 and released the same year by Riverside.
Dinah Washington records ‘What a Diff’rence a Day Makes!’ (1959)
Dinah Washington‘s ‘What a Diff’rence a Day Makes!’ is an album arranged by Belford Hendricks, recorded on February 19 and August 1959 and released the same year by Mercury.
Dizzy Gillespie records ‘The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie’ an album for Verve (1959)
Dizzy Gillespie‘s ‘The Ebullient Mr. Gillespie’ is an album recorded on February 17, 18 & 20, 1959 and released the same year by Verve.
Charles Mingus records ‘Blues & Roots,’ an album for Atlantic (1959)
Charles Mingus‘ ‘Blues & The Roots‘ is an album recorded on February 4, 1959 in New York City and released in March 1960 by Atlantic.
Horace Silver records with Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Gene Taylor and Louis Hayes, ‘Finger Poppin” for Blue Note (1959)
Horace Silver‘s ‘Finger Poppin” is an album recorded on January 31, 1959, with Blue Mitchell, Junior Cook, Gene Taylor and Louis Hayes and released mid-April 1959 by Blue Note.
Ornette Coleman begins the recording of ‘Tomorrow Is the Question!’ with Don Cherry, Percy Heath, Shelly Manne and Red Mitchell (1959)
Ornette Coleman‘s ‘Tomorrow Is the Question!’ is his second album subtitled ‘The New Music of Ornette Coleman!’, recorded on January 16, February 23 and March 9–10, 1959 with Don Cherry, Percy Heath, Shelly Manne and Red Mitchell and released the same year bBy Contemporary.
Milt Jackson and John Coltrane record together ‘Bags & Trane,’ an album for Atlantic Records (1959)
‘Bags & Trane’ by Milt Jackson & John Coltrane is an album (titled after their nicknames) recorded on January 15, 1959 with Hank Jones, Paul Chambers & Connie Kay and released in December 1961 by Atlantic Records.
Tony Bennett records ‘Strike Up the Band’ with Count Basie and his Orchestra (1959)
Tony Bennett‘s ‘Strike Up the Band’ is a studio album recorded on January 3 & 5, 1959 with Count Basie and his Orchestra and first released as ‘Basie Swings, Bennett Sings’ the same year by Roulette.
Chet Baker records the album ‘Chet’ with Herbie Mann, Pepper Adams, Bill Evans, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers and Connie Kay (1958)
Chet Baker‘s ‘Chet’ is an album recorded on December 30, 1958 & January 19, 1959 with Herbie Mann, Pepper Adams, Bill Evans, Kenny Burrell, Paul Chambers and Connie Kay.
Bill Evans records, with Paul Motian and Scott LaFaro, ‘Portrait in Jazz’ for Riverside (1959)
Bill Evans‘ ‘Portrait in Jazz’ is an album recorded on December 28, 1959 with Paul Motian and Scott LaFaro and released in 1960 by Riverside.